The Penn's Grove record., 1887-02-05
NUMBER 81.

in the U. 5. Senate on the goth ult.,
a conference wa ordered On a House
amendment TO the bill making Lewes,
Delaware, a port Of entry. The cre-
dentials OF Senator Hawley for his
next term were presented and filed.
The Pacific Railroad Funding bill
coming up as a special order, was post
poned until February 18th, After a
secret session the Senate adjourned.
In the U. s. Senate on the 31st ult.,
Mr.. Hoar presented resolutions of the
Massachusetts, Legislature concerning
the treatment of American fishing
vessels in Canada waters, declaring
itself in favor of retaliation to the ex-
tent Of denying to Canada vessels in
American ports the right to purchase
supplies, and the eventual exclusion Of
all Canadian products by land or sea,
until the offensive legislation and ac-
tion of the Canadian authorities are
discontinued. Mr.. Berry presented a
memorial from the Arkansas Legisla-
ture in favor of returning to the co..
ton States the $4,000 600 of cotton
tax collected. Mr.. Beck introduced q
bill to amend the National Bank laws.
On molten of Mr.. Van Wyck, the Sec
rotary of the Treasury was requested
to report whether any National banks
are loaning money or discounting
notes, requiring payment in gold com
only. The Sundry Civil bill was o II
sidered, pending which the Senate adj
journed.
In the u. 5. Senate on the LIST, a
message was received from the Presi-
dent vetoing a bill granting a pension
to Mrs. Margaret Dunlap, of Missouri,
the ground of the Presidents objection
being the death of the soldier flor
which the pension is asked) was not
caused In the line OF duty, but Ill a
quarrel with a comrade. 4 bill was
reported to reimburse the depoSitors OF
The Freedmen's Savings a1d Trust
Company. The credentials of Alger-
non Paddock, S~enator-elect from Ne
braska, for the term beginning March
4th uext, Were presented and filed. A
message was received from the House
asking for q duplicate engrossed copy
of the Senate bill FORGETTING certain
lands of the Northern Pacific grant.
Mr.. Dolph moved that the request be
complied with, but Mr., ingalls, Oh
jected, and the matter went over The
Sundry Civil bill was considered, pend
ing which the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
In the House, on the 9th u!t., the
River and Harbor bill was passed
yeas 154, nays 94-exactly as reported
from the Committee OH Rivers and
Harbors. The Senate bill prohibiting
the importation of adultera ed articles
of food and drink was reported and
referred to the Committee of the
Whole. Mr.. Hammond, from the
Committee on the Judiciary, reported
adverse y a joint resolution providing
for the election Of United States Sem
ators by the people of the United
States. at the request of Mr.. Weaver,
of Iowa, the joint resolution was
placed upon the House calendar. Ad-
jouTned,
In the House on the 2Sth ult., the
Washinlton Cable Railway bill was
passed-yeas, 155; nays, y. The
Pleuro-P Pneumonia bill was considered
in Committee of the Whole. Without
dIsposing of it the Hourse adjourned.
In the House on the Goth ult., the
Post. office Appropriation bill and the
District of Columbia Appropriation
bill were passed. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 31st nit, a
number of bills were introduced under
the call of States, among them the
following. By Mr.. I. J.. Campbell,
OF New York, increasing to 5000
the salaries of the Supreme Court
Justices and the Cabinet officers.
BY Mr.. Merriman, of New York,
providing fer the issue of United
] States coin notes. BY Mr., Libbey, of
Virginia, to regulate the duty on inn
ported malt liquor. BY Mr.. Grain,
of Texas, a resolution proposing con.
stitutional amendments, changing In
auguration day to the last Tuesday in
April; providing that the Fiftieth
Congress shall terminate on the 31st
of December, 1888, and the Fifty.frst
Congress shall then begin, and pro-
viding that Senators whose term of
office would not expire until March 4,
1889, shall continue in Office until
their successors are appointed or
elected. BY Mr.. Merle, of Arkan-
sas, prohibiting members of Congress
from acting as attorneys CT employees
for railroad companies holding charters
or having grants of lands or pecunlary
aid from the United States, House
calendar. The Agricultural Appro.
priation bill was passed. The Naval
Bureau Consolidation bill was consld.
cred, pending which the House ad-
jourued.
In the House, on the 1st, a resolu-
ton was adopted requesting the Sem
ate to furnish the House with a du.
plIcate engrossed copy of tie Senate
bill FORGETTING certain portions of the
Northern Pacific land grant the orig
iual having been lost or mislaid. The
Naval Appropriation bill vas reported
and referred to the Committee of the
Whole. The Committee on Invalid
Pensions reported a bill granting a
pension to Walt Whitman: also, adj
| versely, the Senate bills pensiouing
the widows of General Logan and
General Blair A bill was passed pro-
viding an additional Justice for the
Supreme Court of the District o.
Columbia The bill for the reorgani-
cation OF tue army came up as "a
special order. but MIR. Herbert SAN
~tagonized" it with the Naval Bureau
Consolidation bill, and the House re-
mead ~ consular tho Army hill